Sunshade.



E. M. COYNE.

SUNSHADE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-4,1914.

Patented June 22, 1915.

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EDWARD lV'. COYNE, OF GHATHAM, QN'IARIO, CANADA.

SUNSHAIDE.

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To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. CoYNn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chatham, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Sunshade, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sun-shades for draft animals.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sun-shade for horses which will be light in weight and therefore thoroughly practicable in use. i

A. further object is to provide an apparatiiis of the above mentioned class by means of which the sun-shade may be adjustably secured upon the horses head to thus properly shade and protect the same, regardless of the angle at which the horse carries his head.

A further object is to provide a sun-shade so mounted that if it should catch in any obstacle, the shade will be detached from the holding frame so as to thus prevent the destruction of the apparatus and also prevent bruising of the animals head.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, wherein I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device including the sun-shade proper, and the supporting or bridle frame. Fig. 2 is a view of a somewhat modified form of bridle frame. Fig. 3 is a further modification of the foregoing.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the bridle frame 6 includes the two cheek pieces 7 and the forehead member 8. A nose piece 9 extends between the cheek pieces and forehead member and in connection with the ear Specification of Letters Patent.

constitutes the lower Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed August 4., 1914. Serial No. 855,014.

member 10 defines a bridle adapted to engage the head of a horse and by reason of the various buckles and straps be rigidly secured thereto. A driving bit may be carried by the bridle frame or a separate bridle may be used in connection with the present frame for the support of the bit, as desired.

The forehead member 8 is formed of some rigid material suitably faced so as to properly protect the animal from contact therewith, which rigidity provides for the proper support of the upstanding projections 11 of which there are three illustrated. The projections 11 are rigidly secured to the forehead member 8 and are arranged along the longitudinal axis thereof whereby the sunshade proper 12 may be adjustably mounted by the bridle frame and so positioned as to compensate for the obliquity of the sun or the angular position of the animals head. The projections 11 are externally threaded and therefore capable of receiving thereon and threadedly engaging the socket 13 which portion of the sunshade 12.

The sun-shade proper includes as mentioned, the socket 18 which is internally threaded at its lower extremity for secure ment upon the projections. The upper extremity of the socket 13 is provided with a cylindrical bore into which extends the resilient support 14, the same effecting a friction joint therewith such that the sun-shade may be forcibly rotated or forcibly withdrawn but will be normally prevented from accidental displacement or movement. The upper extremity of the center post is provided with the ferrule 15 into which the wire 16 which forms the frame of the shade extends and is secured. The cover of the shade is illustrated in dotted lines as at 17 and may partake of any desired form or include any suitable decorations according to the taste of the purchaser.

A. somewhat modified form of bridle frame is illustrated in Fig. 2 in which the various cheek pieces and forehead members are formed of wire, the facing or covering of which has been removed in order to more clearly disclose the wire-like construction of the same. The frame includes an ear member 10 formed integral with the remaining portions of the frame and is of considerable width accomplished by bending the wire into zigzag shape as disclosed. The same method is followed in order to increase the area of the cheekpieces and forehead member at certain points where they contact tensions 1'9 of the arm shown in Fig. 2 and which constitute the lower portions of the cheek pieces and forehead member are omitted in said particular form and the desired engagement or securement to .the horses head 'is obtained by :using the bridle frame in connection with the ordinary driving bridle beneath or above which the former extends and by means of vwhich it .is thus held in place.

The support 14 which may be composed of a series of rods or a coiled spring, is resilient, to permit the shade "to give should the tossing of the horses head cause the shade to strike a person or obstacle. Where desired, the projections 11 may be sockets to receive the support 14.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. An apparatus of the class described, including a bridle frame, threaded projections carried thereby, and a sun-shade including a socket with a lower threaded end adapted to engage any of said projections, a post frictionally engaging said socket, and a shade frame and cover mounted upon the upper extremity of said post.

2; An apparatus of the class described, comprising a bridle frame including cheek pieces and a forehead member, means for securing the same to an animals head, a series of attaching means carried by and arranged in an axial row upon the said forehead member, a bracket with a socket adapted to detachably engage any of said attaching means, a center post frictionally engaging said socket, a ferrule carried at the upper extremity of said center post, a wire frame carried by said ferrule and post, and a cover carried by said wire framefor shading and protecting an animals head.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD M. COYNE.

Witnesses:

S. T. KITCHEN, WALTER H. BECK.

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